Expressing no confidence in the Attorney
General of the United States and calling for his immediate
resignation.

Whereas the United States Attorney General is a key
position in the Executive Branch;

Whereas the laws of the United States are enforced and
upheld by the United States Attorney General;

Whereas the Judiciary Act of 1789 created the Office of
the Attorney General and the Attorney General represents the United States in
legal matters and gives advice and opinions to the President and to the heads
of the executive departments of the United States Government;

Whereas the people of the United States need to have full
confidence in the Attorney General of the United States;

Whereas the people of the United States need assurance
that the top law enforcement official in the United States will uphold the
Constitution, and that he is competent, trustworthy, and beyond
reproach;

Whereas the people of the United States further expect
that when mistakes are made, the Nation’s top law enforcement office will not
seek to cover up such mistakes, but will cooperate with Congress and the
American public in disclosing the events and circumstances and transparently
addressing the issues;

Whereas the current United States Attorney General, Eric
Holder, presided over the Department of Justice as it conducted a law
enforcement scheme called “Operation Fast and Furious” that was ill
conceived at the outset and mismanaged for its duration;

Whereas according to information obtained through the
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Operation Fast and Furious
allowed thousands of weapons of various types to be illegally sold and or
transferred from the United States to violent drug cartels and known criminals
in Mexico and elsewhere;

Whereas weapons from Operation Fast and Furious have been
used to violate United States laws, Mexican laws, and international laws,
including homicide, kidnapping, and trafficking laws;

Whereas under Attorney General Holder’s watch, this
operation demonstrated no proper monitoring of the guns being sold or
transferred, and failed to interdict the weapons;

Whereas Attorney General Holder further failed to inform
or cooperate with Mexican authorities even though weapons were being sent to
Mexico;

Whereas currently, Mexico is under severe stress due to
drug cartel wars;

Whereas in January 2012, the Government of Mexico
confirmed that 47,515 people were killed in drug-related incidents between 2006
and 2011;

Whereas credible sources estimate that at least 300
Mexican deaths involved weapons that came from Operation Fast and
Furious;

Whereas the carnage resulting from Operation Fast and
Furious is not limited to Mexico;

Whereas the people of the United States will likely also
incur further violence as a result of this operation;

Whereas due to Attorney General Holder’s failure to
provide oversight or control over Operation Fast and Furious, drug cartels have
used Fast and Furious weapons to wage attacks against United States law
enforcement as well as Mexican police and military outfits;

Whereas evidence further suggests that such guns have been
used in the United States, and were found at the crime scene surrounding the
death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, who was killed on December 14,
2010;

Whereas in response to Congressional inquiries, the
Administration, through Attorney General Holder’s office, initially provided
false information in a letter to Congress dated February 4, 2011, that was
subsequently withdrawn;

Whereas in response to Congressional inquiries, the
Administration, through Attorney General Holder’s office, has redacted key
information and has been intransigent, obstructionist, and obdurate;

Whereas in response to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives whistleblowers who came to Congress for redress, the
Administration, through Attorney General Holder’s office, retaliated against
such whistleblowers;

Whereas the Administration, at the request of Attorney
General Holder, claimed executive privilege to block the disclosure of duly
subpoenaed documents relating to a Congressional investigation; and

Whereas Attorney General Holder was found in contempt of
Congress on June 28, 2012: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of
Representatives that Congress has lost confidence in the Attorney General of
the United States and thereby calls for his immediate resignation.